A resident was horrified after waking up to find the roof of their home had blown off and in pieces.
Scotland is slowly returning back to normal in the aftermath of Storm Éowyn. The extreme weather conditions saw gusts of 100mph winds recorded in some areas, and the Met Office issue a danger to life warning as debris was spotted flying from buildings. Public transport has seen significant impact from the storm and around 100,000 Scots were left without power on Friday [January 24].
Horrifying videos have been shared across social media platforms over the last few days showing the impact the storm has had on people’s home. Safi, who lives with her partner and dog, shared a video which showed how badly their home was impacted.
She was gobsmacked after walking out from the block of flats in Dalkeith – near Edinburgh – to find large parts of the roof had blown off and dangerously landed in around a residential area. Nails from the roof were also sticking out and debris flew all over.
In a video, shared on her TikTok page @safiwafi507, she said: “POV [point of view], your roof blew off Storm Eowyn.” The clip has raked in 1.1million views.
A neighbour commented and said: “I live across from the damaged house, watched it happen. Luckily no one hurt, but the flats the roof came off has had a lot of roof work over the years.”
One other resident in the area said: “We have the exact same one in the spot across the road. Thankfully ours is in one piece. Poor people.” “Help, that’s my estate,” another neighbour wrote.
A number of people pointed out that the new build homes appear to be the ones that have significant damage. “Newbuilds… say no more,” one wrote. “That’s what you get for living in one of those horrible new build estates,” added another.
One smug individual commented: “POV: you live in an old brick built council house and didn’t have to worry about structural damage.”
But others rushed to support the resident and others who live in the area. One individual pointed out: “Everyone saying cheap new builds… but there’s 200-year-old trees uplifting their roots. We got 90-100mph wind gusts here. It’s just been a case of wrong plot at the wrong time.”
“Hope everyone is safe,” one other wrote. Another said: “Hopefully insurance sorts it quickly. What a nightmare for the homeowner.”
One other added: “These videos make me so sad. I hope you get sorted soon, it must be so scary.” Another commented: “I’m so sorry this has happened, what a nightmare.”
Most home building, contents and commercial business policies cover storm damage. If your home has suffered damage you shouldn’t do anything that puts you at risk, and be careful around exposed electrical cables. Only return to your home when it’s safe to do so. Contact your insurance company as soon as possible.
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